rudiment
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də noun
1.
Usually, rudiments.
a.
the elements or first principles of a subject: the rudiments of grammar.
b.
a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the rudiments of a plan.
2.
Biology. an organ or part incompletely developed in size or structure, as one in an embryonic stage, one arrested in growth, or one with no functional activity, as a vestige.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (often plural) the first principles or elementary stages of a subject |
| 2. | (often plural) a partially developed version of something |
| 3. | biology an organ or part in its earliest recognizable form, esp one in an embryonic or vestigial state |
| [C16: from Latin rudīmentum a beginning, from rudis unformed; see | |
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Rudiment
is always a great word to know.
So is asexual. Does it mean:
| a widely distributed group of photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms, resembling phototrophic bacteria, occurring in diverse habitats |
| having no sexual organs; independent of sexual processes; not involving the union of male and female germ cells |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
rudiment
1540s, from M.Fr. (16c.), from L. rudimentum "early training, first experience, beginning, first principle," from rudis "unlearned, untrained" (see rude).
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Medical Dictionary
rudiment ru·di·ment (r&oomacr;'də-mənt)
n.
An imperfectly or incompletely developed organ or part.
Something in an incipient or undeveloped form. Often used in the plural.
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Example sentences
Similar to cows, the pronghorn has a rudiment stomach, or a four-part stomach.
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